Noobs mistake on my account, in other words. Thanks, Bruno. I've been coping with this bug since 12.04 and your tip is the first to have made a difference.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1061852 Title: Unity Application Lens slow to load Status in Unity: Confirmed Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: WHAT HAPPENS ---------------------- Log into the system Launch the dash with the 'window' key Start typing 'chr'... I see my files appearing in the search results The application lens results appear ~10 - 15 seconds later WHAT IS DESIRABLE --------------------------- The application lens results appear immediately Most users would login into the system and launch a web browser Optimal unity experience demands that their browser or mail client shows up in the dash instantaneously Also this behaviour has worsened recently (after upgrade to 12.04) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: unity 5.16.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic-pae 3.2.28 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,resize,commands,place,regex,move,grid,session,snap,vpswitch,imgpng,gnomecompat,mousepoll,put,animation,compiztoolbox,expo,wall,ezoom,workarounds,unitymtgrabhandles,fade,scale,unityshell] Date: Fri Oct 5 01:13:34 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120328) SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1061852/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp